Just one nominee to succeed Jacinda Ardern as Labour party leader has been received, meaning Chris Hipkins will become New Zealand's next prime minister.
Mr Hipkins is a trusted political ally of Ms Ardern.Chris Hipkins will become the next prime minister of New Zealand after he was the sole nominee for the role vacated by Jacinda Ardern.
Mr Hipkins, a trusted ally of Ms Ardern, emerged as the consensus candidate and was the only nominee for the role in a hastily-convened leadership ballot. The Remutaka MP is a well-liked member of parliament, known for his sense of humour and enjoyment of sausage rolls. His most notable episode for Australians came in 2017, when he used parliament to dig for information around the dual citizenship status of Barnaby Joyce, drawing censures from then-Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Ms Ardern in a rare trans-Tasman spat.This week, Mr Hipkins was quickly seen by Labour MPs as their best choice to follow Ms Ardern, especially given Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson's decision to rule himself out of contention.
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